Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Dworic learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sweet was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: This man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Tailor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 19000 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jet (160 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his orange fur down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his auburn hair down. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1300 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Banker. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.